The Forgotten Son
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Hermione screamed as her and Ron's Thestral leaped into the air as they all took flight. At the sudden take-off everyone squeezed their eyes shut as the harsh winds blasted across their young faces.
"This is bizarre!" Ron yelled as they passed over Hogsmeade, mountains and gullies could be seen below them.
"No! This is Awesome!" Tyson bellowed, happy to be in his element. The rushing winds and the ground miles below. This was were he belonged!
"If you say so.." Kai grunted, clutching the others shirt tighter as their Thestral made a dipping motion in mid-air.
"Second to that, Dude!" Max squealed over the rushing winds in his ever cheerful way.
It had become dark by the time their Thestral's took a nose-dive towards the ground, this nearly caused them to slide of the creatures back and giving more than one of the group a heart-attack. "I thing this is it!" Neville screamed just before the speed dropped suddenly and the Thestral's touched down lightly.
Finally opening their eyes, the group found themselves in an abandoned street with a vandalized telephone-box, only lit by the dime orange of the streetlight.
"Never again" Ron groaned, white as a sheet as he toppled from his and Hermione's Thestral onto the pavement.
"Ah…" was all the brunette could say, face drained of any colour and still clutching the animals skeletal body for dear life.
"I think we broke her.." Max whispered back to Ginny as she slipped of the Thestral.
"I think it broke me" Rei groaned, stretching his back that was aching due to being leant over the shortest Blader to reach their Thestral's mane.
"Can I go again?" Tyson cheered while Kai rolled his eyes at their childish antics as he dismounted smoothly.
Luna followed suit as she slipped down gracefully "Where do we go from here, then?"
x-x-x-x-x
They where all standing in a circular room. Everything in the room was black, including the floor and ceiling; identical, unmarked, handle-less doors were set along the equally black walls, making then blend in and nearly unnoticeable.
Moments before they had squeeze into the small telephone-box, they had to go in groups and Kai could officially say he was now claustrophobic and that he defiantly detested the Ministry of Magic; the cold stone décor reminded him too much of the Abby.
"Someone shut the door" Harry muttered quietly.
Moments later he regretted his words as Ginny obeyed it and the circular walls began to rotate.
"What's goin' on?" Ron whispered fearfully.
"Is it a fairground ride?" Daichi blurted stupidly.
"No." Kai glared, watching the walls swirl around them carefully "I think it's a way to confuse intruders and stop us from remembering the way out"
"Then how do we get back out?" Neville squeaked worriedly.
"We don't, that's the point"
"That doesn't matter right now" Harry quickly added, trying not to let them think about it and get worried. "We wont need to get out until we find Sirius"
"So where to?" Tyson asked anxiously, wanting to get out of the creepy room.
"I don't-" Harry swallowed "In the dreams I went through the door at the end of the corridor from the lifts into a dark room, this one, and then I went through another door into a room that kind of… glittered"
"…Dream?" Rei frowned, they came all the way here because of a dream?
"Vision" Hermione informed simply.
"Right.."
"We could try a couple doors, I'll know when I see it" Harry added hurriedly "C'mon"
x-x-x-x
That was one of the most creepy experiences Kai had ever had decided as they exited another one of the many black doors. The first room had a glass tank with Brain's floating in a green goo, another seemed to be some sort of torture room and the last one had a large arch-way with a tattered, black veil. Even though nobody had been in the large room it seemed to whisper to them.
"What d'you reckon that arch was?" Harry questioned Hermione as she shut the door.
"I don't know, but whatever it was, it was dangerous" she stated firmly.
Nodding in agreement, Harry picked another door randomly and pushed it, but it didn't budge.
"What's the matter?" Max asked.
"It's…locked.." Harry frowned, throwing his weight against the polished door, but only succeeded in bruising his shoulder.
"This is it, isn't it?" Ron asked excitedly, looking ready to charge at the door "Bound to be!"
Rei rolled his eyes at the ginger boys enthusiasm "There's no way of re-"
"Get out of the way!" Hermione ordered and pointed her wand at the lock "Alohomora!"
Nothing happened.
"And that was supposed to do…what?" Tyson asked raising a beep-blue eyebrow.
"….Open the door…" the brunette whisper, blushing a scarlet red.
"Well it obviously didn't work, so what now?"
"Uhh!" Kai groaned, pushing Hermione away from the door and placed his hand against the lock "I suggest you step back" he warned before the metal exploded in a flash of heat and smoke.
"Holy-!" Neville squealed covering his ears at the sound.
Kai then removed his steaming hand to reveal a charred hole where the once innocent lock resided.
"Awesome!" Max and Daichi cheered.
"H-how the.." Ginny muttered.
"The thing about wizards" Kai smirked, stepping back "You prepare for anything… except a muggle-made explosion."
"I wouldn't count that as a normal explosion, Kai" Tyson sweat-dropped.
Shrugging, Kai gave the door a gentle tap which caused the polished wood to slowly slide open with a low 'creak'.
Harry quickly peeked inside before yanking his head from the room and slamming it shut. His face had turned a pale-white and his entire body was shivering.
"Harry! What is it?" Hermione gasped, clutching his arm; trying to calm the other.
"I don't- It's…" he gasped quietly "Hearts…people with their chests open and.. Their hearts wired to machines.…..they were still alive" he explained turning a light shade of green "I'm gonna be sick…"
Turning pale at the mental-image, Kai headed to the next door "Lets.. just keep going" he muttered while Neville and Max looked as though they would faint.
"This better be the right one" Kai grunted slowly opening the next door "Because I cant take much more of this.."
The room was filled with by beautiful, dancing lights. "Potter. This it?"
x-x-x-x-x
The light from the room turned out to be the glare of torched shinning through shelves upon shelves of crystal balls, this is what caused the rainbow of glittering lights. The room was as high as a church and the shelves reached the very top of the distant ceiling.
"This way!" Harry called as he jogged off ahead of the group, his heart was pumping frantically now; they were so close. Harry started power walking down one row counting as he went, while the others walked slowly behind him, looking around in wonder at the orbs. "93...94...95" he counted down the rows that her passed.
They reached the end of the there was nothing, all there was dust and silence. "He might be.." Harry whispered, peering down the next row of shelves, nothing. "Or maybe…" he hurried. Looking down another one. He turned back to the others with frantic eyes "He should be here" he said in a weak but determined voice.
"I don't think he's here, mate…" Ron muttered.
No one spoke. Harry felt sick again. Not understanding why Sirius wasn't here like in his vision…what if he'd dragged them all here for nothing?
"Harry…" Neville muttered behind him, but Harry didn't want to see their accusing faces.
"What?"
"..Its got your name on it" Neville tolled them as he stood off to the side, looking at a small crystal-balls on a shelf just above his head.
Confused, Harry walked over and craned his neck to have a closer look "My name?". below the dusty glass orb had a yellowish label fixed to the shelf. In a spidery writing was written a date of sixteen years prior and below that:
S.P.T. to A.P.W.B.D.
Dark Lord
and (?) Harry Potter
"What is it?" Max whispered in interest.
"What you guys talkin' about?" Daichi pouted, unable to see the plaque due to his height.
"I don't think you should touch it, Harry" Hermione stated sharply as he stretched out a hand for the ball.
"Why not?" he asked as he grasped the orb and lifted it from its stand, as he brought it close to his body the smoke inside suddenly started swirling within and glowed.
"Shit." Rei muttered before a rasping, female voice came echoed from within the ball;
"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...
Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies...
and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not...
and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives...
The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies..."
"Harry!" Hermione screamed, catching the teens attention.
Black shapes were emerging out of thin air all around them, blocking all their exit points. Eyes glittering through slits in hoods, a dozen lit wand tips pointed directly at the young group.
"Very good, Potter. Now turn around, nice and slowly, and give that to me" a drawling voice spoke behind them.
Ginny gasped in horror as her eyes landed on one Lucius Malfoy, the man who had nearly been responsible for her death in her first year. He stood smugly with a hand out stretched, palm up.
Keeping their eyes on the man, Rei grabbed Kai's hand and pulled him behind him to keep him safe, not liking where this was heading.
"Where's Sirius?" Harry demanded.
Several of the Death Eater's laughed; a harsh female voice called out "You know, you really should learn to tell the difference between dreams and reality!" she and her fellow Death Eaters had closed in so that they were mere feet from the group.
"You saw only what the Dark Lord wanted you to see" Malfoy mocked before narrowing his gray eyes "Now hand me the-" he started, but froze as his eyes wondered the group and laded upon the two-tone blue hair and wide crimson eyes. The short teen was stood near the front of the group, just behind a tall catlike boy.
Kai's eyes widened equally as wide as he peered around his team mates broad shoulders and saw Lucius for the first time, the memory of his dream came crashing back down upon him.
Lucius' pale lips slowly pulled into a wide smirk before taking a step forwards, towards the group.
Noticing the sudden stop and widening smirk, Harry immediately knew that something was up with the situation and took a sharp step backwards, thinking that the smirk was aimed at him.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here? Hmm?" Lucius purred, knowing no one was going to answer.
"Oh my! Is that who I think it is?" the woman called once again in a sing-song voice as she stepped from the shadows behind Lucius.
Neville gasped "Bellatrix Lestrange".
Bellatrix ignored Neville and walked smoothly up to the group "I haven't seen you in..14 years?" she pondered, looking straight at the salt-haired teen.
Finally noticing who the two Death Eaters were really talking to, the others turned there heads to see Kai gripping onto Rei's arm for dear life.
Bellatrix tilted her head to the side and smiled "What? What don't you recognise your own godmother little Kai?" she asked in a sickly sweet voice, stopping a few feet in front of the scared group of teens.
The young group gasped in disbelief and turned their attention back to Kai "K-Kai? Why is s-she saying that you're her godson?" Hermione stuttered looking worriedly at Kai who was next to her. Ignoring her, the short teen ducked behind Rei once again, he couldn't deal with this. Over the months he had finely been able to convince himself that his dreams where just that; nonsense dreams his subconscious had come up with. Now it was all coming true.
Bella smiled and held out her hand "Come-on little bird, my Lord been looking for you"
Kai's eyes widened at the words, his father was looking for him? The man his mother love dearly and constantly spoke of even remember he existed? Loosening his grip on Rei's silk shirt, Kai side-stepped and looked at Bella with wide, hopeful eyes "I-is he coming to bring me home?" he asked stepping away from Rei, lost in the dream of having a family.
"Yes dear, My Lord is coming for you" she smiles seeing him moving towards her slowly.
Harry narrowed his eyes, seeing the dazed look on the shorter teens face and quickly grabbed his arm to stop anymore movement before pulling him away from her "Kai, what are you two talking about?" he yelled at him keeping his wand pointed at Bella who merely smirked.
Kai look at Harry with half-lidded eyes and a dreamy look, much like the one Luna usually wore while in her own world "My Mother always said farther would come and take us home" he said with a soft smile.
Harry was getting angry at were this was going and gripped Kai's arm tightly making him gasp in pain "Father? WHO?" Harry growled down at him tightening his grip, this was his friend, this couldn't be what he thought it was.
Lucius smirk pulled tight; seeing the Potter boys angry and distrust raising against one of his own.
Harry's hand tightened causing Kai to cringe; his arm was going numb due to the restriction of blood-flow, it hurt so much he thought it might break.
"Harry let go! Your hurting him!" Tyson yelled in panic, but Harry paid no mind.
"Ah!" Kai cried when Harry tightened his grip once more, unable to hold in the sound of pain.
Hearing Kai's cry, Tyson grabbed Kai's shoulder and pulled him away from the frustrated teen before pushing him behind him "What do you think your doing!" he shouted in rage at the equally angered wizard.
Lucius was getting bored at their un-entertaining bicker "Enough chit-chatting, give me the prophesy" he ordered, pointing his wand at Harry.
Tyson took a few steps back, taking Kai with him, shooting Rei a look and the Neko nodded slightly, stepping behind them to protect their love interest from the back. It was obvious that Kai wasn't with-it at the moment, leaving him vulnerable.
"You do anything too us and I'll break it" Harry warned, standing his ground as he pointing his wand at elder Malfoy's heart, getting ready to cast a spell.
"Now everybody calm down all we want is that prophesy" Lucius said putting a hand up.
"Why did Voldemort need me to come and get this" Harry asked motioning to the ball, putting the issue with Kai aside for the moment.
"How Dear you say his name…You Filthy Half-Blood!" Bella screeched at Harry.
"Its alright, he's just a curious boy" Lucius said, trying to calm Bellatrix's short-temper before turning to the boy in question "Prophesies can only be revealed to those about who they are made" he explained before stepping forward with a determined look.
"Now!" Harry called suddenly, seeing their chance and the teen wizards shot spells at the unsuspecting Death Eaters "RUN!" they obeyed without question, darting around the fallen Death Eaters and spilt up in different directions.
"After Them!" Lucius bellowed behind them.
Harry ran off on his own, Ron and Hermione were together and so were Luna, Ginny and Neville. Tyson, Max and Daichi were also together like Kai and Rei. Above them, Death Eaters cast cruses after them and as the dodged the impact on the shelves caused them to sway dangerously.
Bellatrix appeared in front of Kai and Rei in a cloud of black-smoke, causing them gasp, Rei quickly grabbed Kai's hand and started running back the way they came. Glancing back over his shoulder at Bellatrix who was smirking at them as they ran, Kai frowned 'She's my godmother?'
With a yell of surprise, all the small groups ran into each other, almost smacking their heads together. Hearing a raising 'swishing' sound coming closer, turning sharply to the sound and saw it was a mass of black smoke heading straight towards them. Panicking slightly, Kai quickly pulled out his wand and pointed it at the black-mass "Regunto!" he called making the shelves fall down onto the approaching threat. The only problem was that it wasn't just the shelves over the black-smoke that fell, but one shelf after another fell like dominos, coming closer.
"Shit…" was all Kai could get out before turning tail and running, grabbing Rei and Tyson's wrist's as he passed, the others behind them as the falling shelves came at them. Shattered glass flying every direction.
Spotting one of the polished, black doors ahead, they sprinted as fast as possible before crashing through the wood.
"Whaaaaa!" Daichi screamed as the leaped through to find that there was actually no floor below their feet.
Their fall was cut short barely a foot away from the tiled ground that had been at least 50 feet below them. Hovering in midair for a moment they all shared a look before falling flat on their faces with a heavy 'smack'.
Sighing in relief at their safe landing, the teens slowly raised to their feet while Kai had a little trouble seeing as when he ran out the door he had twisted his ankle. Looking around in a nervous manner, they realized they were once again in the cold room with the un-nerving archway.
Harry seemed to space-out once again and started walking up to the archway "It the voices again…can you tell what their saying?" Harry asked.
"There aren't any voices, Harry" Hermione stressed, wanting to scream at him to remember they had agreed that the Vail was dangerous "We should get out of there".
"I can hear them too" Luna said looking up at the archway in a dazed manner.
Kai nodded slightly in agreement; the whispering voices where still there, but now wasn't the time for this.
"I-I don't l-like this.." Daichi stuttered being freaked out by what has happened so far, clutching Max's arm desperately.
"Harry its just an empty archway, leave it" Hermione stressed before hearing a banging on the other side of the door they had just entered "Please Harry" she begged.
Turning to the sound, Harry pointed his wand to the door that was at least two storeys above them "Get behind me!" he ordered.
With in seconds black clouds of smoke burst through the polished wood surrounded them. Harry wasn't give a given a moment to do anything and the next thing he knew, he was no the ground, flat on his face.
Once the smoke had cleared he pulled himself to his feet, only to see that he was standing in the centre of a circle of his friends and BladeBreakers who were all being held from behind be Death Eaters, with wands up against their necks in a silent threat.
There was a low chuckle from Lucius, who walked up to the 'chosen one' "Did you actually believe, were you truly naive enough to think children stood a chance against us?" he asked is a snarl, walking past Harry then turned around to face him.
Lucius held out his hand once again, palm up "Lets make this simple; give me the prophecy now" he said with narrowed eyes "Or watch your friends die".
Harry froze at the warning before sharing a sideways looked with Ron before looking back to the elder Malfoy and placed the crystal-ball in his out stretched hand in defeat.
Suddenly a white-flash of light appeared behind Lucius. Seeing the glow reflecting off the teens glasses, the bleach-blond turned around, only to see Sirius Black standing there with a dangerous scold.
"Get away from my godson" he growled, pulled back his arm and shot it forwards, punching Lucius Malfoy straight in the face.
And with that, the flood-gates were opened and a rain of glowing, white-clouds of smoke came flying at the Death Eaters, knocking them away from the children.
As he was punched, Malfoy was sent flying back at the force. Arms out, trying to catch his fall and in that moment the prophesy flew from his hand before it hit the stone floor and smashing on impact "No!" Lucius cried in frustration, slamming his fist down onto the cold floor.
There were curses flying everywhere as the white-smoke turned into the members of the Order of the Phoenix. Some of them forced the teens hide behind a large stone pillar that fallen.
In the chaos Bella spotted Kai trying to follow his friends, but was having trouble with his hurt ankle. Concerned about her godson's welfare, not wanting the boy to be hit by stray curses, Bella quickly transformed into black smoke and flew over to him. Turning back, the raven-haired woman cooped up the boy, causing him to gasp in surprise and with a small 'pop' they were transported behind one of the large pillar that were still standing.
She put him down so he was sitting down on the floor and kneed beside him, brushing some hair away from his eyes "Now you stay safe, little phoenix" she whispered with a smile and turned back into smoke, flying back to the battle.
Kai was left there stunned, taking a deep breath, he fell back against the gray-pillar before remembering the situation going on around him and lent around the pillar just in time to see Bella bellow "Avada Kedavra!" sending a green light flying and hitting the man he had see punch Draco's father. Kai knew he was Harry's godfather and that curse would cause his death, an unforgivable curse.
Seeing the man be thrust-back towards the Vail due to the impact, Kai turned away, not wanting to witness what the dangerous archway would do to the man.
"Ahhhhh!" a familiar voice screamed in grief. Looking back around, Kai in disbelief as his own godmother giggled insanely at Potter's misery before escaping down a corridor, skipping as though she were a child.
Obviously hearing the laugher at his only families death, Harry snapped his head round to her escape root, murderous intent on his tear-stained face as he quickly ran after her.
"Shit.." Kai muttered. He new what that look meant; Harry was about to do something her would eventually regret in a moment of blind rage. Making up his mind, the phoenix scrabbled to his feet and limped after the murderous teen and godmother.